Talk:Long runs on the London stage since 1700

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SOLT citations for London runs[edit]

I rather suspect that the necessary bit of the archived copy of the SOLT web page on London runs up to 2020 may be inaccessible if ever the original is taken offline, because the data is in a drop-down, which doesn't seem to drop in the Internet Archive copy. I have therefore extracted the following statements, verbatim:

The Mousetrap (running since 1952) – over 28,152 performances
Les Miserables (running since 1985) – over 14,156 performances
The Phantom of the Opera (running since 1986) – over 13,877 performances
The Woman in Black (running since 1989) – over 12,573 performances
Blood Brothers (1988 production, now closed) – 10,013 performances
Cats (1981 production, now closed) – 8949 performances
Mamma Mia! (running since 1999) – over 8750 performances
Disney’s The Lion King (running since 1999) – over 8506 performances
Starlight Express (1984 production, now closed) – 7406 performances
No Sex Please, We’re British (1971 production, now closed) – 6761 performances
Stomp (2002 production, now closed) – 6512 performances
Chicago (1997 revival, now closed) – 6187 performances
Wicked (running since 2006) – over 5635 performances
Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story (1989 production, now closed) – 5140 performances
We Will Rock You (2002 production, now closed) – 4659 performances
Thriller Live (running since 2009) – over 4613 performances
Billy Elliot The Musical (2005 production, now closed) – 4566 performances
The Black and White Minstrel Show (1962 production, now closed) – 4344 performances
Miss Saigon (1989 production, now closed) – 4264 performances
Jersey Boys (2008 production, now closed) – 3787 performances

Information supplied to Society of London Theatre, correct as of 7 February 2020.

Putting this here in case the citations are queried at some point and cannot be retrieved online. Tim riley talk 18:52, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note that the SOLT page updates these figures about annually. -- Ssilvers (talk) 21:43, 2 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Chu Chin Chow and Salad Days[edit]

Is it worth adding that Chu Chin Chow held the London musical theatre record until Salad Days, 35 years later (you later note that The Mousetrap first exceeded its run)? -- Ssilvers (talk) 07:24, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is. Pray do. Tim riley talk 09:35, 16 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done, though you may prefer another ref. BTW, note that some of the charts are chronological, while others are by decreasing number of performances. Is that intentional? -- Ssilvers (talk) 02:20, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It is, though as they are sortable the reader can view them in either order. Tim riley talk 07:12, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

OK, thanks. -- Ssilvers (talk) 18:02, 17 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Subject matter for this article[edit]

This article is named "Long runs on the London stage, 1700–2020"

Thus there needs to be an article covering developments in the West End after this year as well.

I added a new section called "2021 and beyond". However, its content is off topic for this article. To send this signal, I added a {{main}} template so editors understand to put further content there, and only summarize it here.

Cheers CapnZapp (talk) 16:02, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think this article should be called "Long runs on the London Stage since 1700" and just be updated as new records are broken. @User:Tim riley? -- Ssilvers (talk) 17:56, 8 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]